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Provedor de dados:  ArchiMer
País:  France
Título:  Oxidation photochemistry in the Southern Atlantic boundary layer: unexpected deviations of photochemical steady state
Autores:  Beygi, Z. Hosaynali
Fischer, H.
Harder, H. D.
Martinez, M.
Sander, R.
Williams, J.
Brookes, D. M.
Monks, P. S.
Lelieveld, J.
Data:  2011
Ano:  2011
Resumo:  Ozone (O-3) is a photochemical oxidant, an air pollutant and a greenhouse gas. As the main precursor of the hydroxyl radical (OH) it strongly affects the oxidation power of the atmosphere. The remote marine boundary layer (MBL) is considered an important region in terms of chemical O-3 loss; however surface-based atmospheric observations are sparse and the photochemical processes are not well understood. To investigate the photochemistry under the clean background conditions of the Southern Atlantic Ocean, ship measurements of NO, NO2, O-3, J(NO2), J((OD)-D-1), HO2, OH, ROx and a range of meteorological parameters were carried out. The concentrations of NO and NO2 measured on board the French research vessel Marion-Dufresne (28 degrees S-57 degrees S, 46 degrees W-34 degrees E) in March 2007, are among the lowest yet observed. The data is evaluated for consistency with photochemical steady state (PSS) conditions, and the calculations indicate substantial deviations from PSS (Phi > 1). The deviations observed under low NOx conditions (5-25 pptv) demonstrate a remarkable upward tendency in the Leighton ratio (used to characterize PSS) with increasing NOx mixing ratio and J(NO2) intensity. It is a paradigm in atmospheric chemistry that OH largely controls the oxidation efficiency of the atmosphere. However, evidence is growing that for unpolluted low-NOx (NO + NO2) conditions the atmospheric oxidant budget is poorly understood. Nevertheless, for the very cleanest conditions, typical for the remote marine boundary layer, good model agreement with measured OH and HO2 radicals has been interpreted as accurate understanding of baseline photo-chemistry. Here we show that such agreement can be deceptive and that a yet unidentified oxidant is needed to explain the photochemical conditions observed at 40 degrees-60 degrees S over the Atlantic Ocean.
Tipo:  Text
Idioma:  Inglês
Identificador:  https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00092/20310/17959.pdf

DOI:10.5194/acp-11-8497-2011

https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00092/20310/
Editor:  Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh
Formato:  application/pdf
Fonte:  Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics (1680-7316) (Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh), 2011 , Vol. 11 , N. 16 , P. 8497-8513
Direitos:  Author(s) 2011. CC Attribution 3.0 License.

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